Police hunt for suspect in Fairview bank robbery

A man used a note indicating he had a gun to rob a Fairview Township bank of cash Wednesday morning.

No one was injured and no weapon was shown during the robbery of the Northwest Savings Bank branch at 7512 West Ridge Road shortly before 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, the Pennsylvania State Police reported.

Police had no suspects in the robbery Wednesday afternoon.

Investigators said a man walked into the bank branch and placed a note and a yellow cloth Valu King bag on the counter. The note indicated the man had a gun, police said.

A bank employee handed the man an undetermined amount of cash, and he fled through the bank's front doors and headed in a northeast direction toward Avonia Road, police said.

The robber was described as a white male between 25 and 45 years old, about 5 feet 6 inches tall, and 180 pounds. He was wearing a blue and white striped button-up shirt, blue jean shorts and light-colored shoes.

Wednesday's robbery was the 12th at a financial institution in the Erie area so far this year and the second this week. Erie police charged Jason E. Hazlett, 39, with robbing the Erie Community Credit Union, 1129 State St., on Monday afternoon.

Anyone with information on Wednesday's robbery is asked to call state police Trooper Christian Miller at 774-9611.

TIM HAHN can be reached at 870-1731 or by e-mail. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ETNhahn.